Daily Dothttp://www.dailydot.com/Daily Dot Articleen-usThu, 10 Nov 2011 18:21:18 +0000The Daily Dot interview: Reggie Watts on Twitter and Facebookhttp://www.dailydot.com/video/reggie-watts-comedian-beatbox-video-interview/<p><img src='http://cdn0.dailydot.com/cache/20/a1/20a180406afa8bf8e7b353e898e4efa9.jpg'></p><p>
Reggie Watts, the stand-up comedian and beatbox extraordinaire, uses Twitter like a &ldquo;graffiti wall&rdquo; and is currently releasing performances exclusively <a href="https://www.facebook.com/reggie.watts">on Facebook</a>. He talked to the Daily Dot about using the Web to connect with fans and &ldquo;control the message.&rdquo;</p>
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His sprawling online connections and vast Vimeo archives, however, don&rsquo;t take away from the experience of watching him live. At <a href="http://www.dailydot.com/entertainment/live-streaming-fun-fun-fun-fest-guide/">Fun Fun Fun Fest</a> this past weekend in Austin, Texas, the Conan regular channeled more voices than a shaman. Accompanied only by a looping device, Watts layered and tweaked his vocals to extraordinary effect, sounding at times like slow-motion R&amp;B and hypersonic dubstep. (<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rBgmKUXxwgg">Most</a><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u4LCxm8lwSA&amp;feature=related"> of</a><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xfKsa7TQg-8&amp;feature=related"> the set</a> can be viewed on YouTube.)</p>
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This one is in &ldquo;13-6 timing and triple E-flat,&rdquo; he noted at one point, and I&rsquo;m still not certain that he was joking.</p>
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Backstage, Watts discussed with the Daily Dot his<a href="http://teamcoco.com/video/reggie-watts-boys"> epic rendition</a> of Thin Lizzy&rsquo;s &ldquo;The Boys Are Back in Town;&rdquo; his downloadable performance from NYU&rsquo;s Skirball Center, &ldquo;On Life and Quantum Entanglement,&rdquo; and his &ldquo;hit-and-run&rdquo; social media presence.</p>
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<em>Videography by Logan Youree for the Daily Dot</em></p>
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